---
name: "backpacks"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Unit Inventory"]
arma3_since: "2.14"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/backpacks
revid: 377190
updated: 2026-01-01T10:53:56Z
---

# backpacks

*Command · Unit Inventory · Arma 3 v2.14*

Locality: arguments **global**

## Description

Returns an array of all backpack names a unit has in its inventory, excluding the one it carries on the back.

## Syntax

```sqf
backpacks unit
```

**Parameters:**

- `unit`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [String](../topics/String.md)s

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _allCarriedBackpackTypes = backpacks player + [backpack player];
```

## See also

[backpack](../commands/backpack.md) · [itemsWithMagazines](../commands/itemsWithMagazines.md) · [assignedItems](../commands/assignedItems.md) · [items](../commands/items.md) · [magazines](../commands/magazines.md) · [everyBackpack](../commands/everyBackpack.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — backpacks](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/backpacks) (revision 377190).</sub>